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Elwin Bruno Christoffel. Elwin Bruno Christoffel ( German: [kʁɪˈstɔfl̩]; 10 November 1829 – 15 March 1900) was a German mathematician and physicist. He introduced fundamental concepts of differential geometry, opening the way for the development of tensor calculus, which would later provide the mathematical basis for general relativity .
Aug 1, 1981 · A BIOGRAPHICAL OUTLINE Elwin Bruno Christoffel was born on 10 November 1829 at Montjoie (Monschau since 1918), about 30 kilometers south of the city of Aachen in the westernmost part of Germany, near the Belgian border. He was the third son of Franz Karl Christoffel (1798-1832) and Maria Helena Christoffel (nee Engels) (17951858).
- Paul L Butzer
- 1981
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Elwin Bruno Christoffel 1829-1900. Elwin Christoffel attended an elementary school in Montjoie, but then spent a number of years being tutored at home in languages, mathematics and classics. He attended secondary schools from 1844 until 1849. At first he studied at the Jesuit Gymnasium in Cologne but moved to the Friedrich-Wilhelms Gymnasium.
Nov 10, 2013 · Biography. Elwin Christoffel was noted for his work in mathematical analysis, in which he was a follower of Dirichlet and Riemann . Christoffel's parents both came from families who were in the cloth trade. He attended an elementary school in Montjoie (which was renamed Monschau in 1918) but then spent a number of years being tutored at home in ...
Riemann-Christoffel Tensor (with Bernhard Riemann), also known as Riemannian Curvature Tensor; Christoffel's Theorem; Christoffel Symbol; Christoffel Reduction Theorem; Publications. 1858: Über die Gaußische Quadratur und eine Verallgemeinerung derselben (J. reine angew. Math. Vol. 55: pp. 61 – 82)
From his appointment in 1872 Christoffel began to built up a new Institute for mathematics there much along the lines which he had followed in Zürich 10 years before. Christoffel was to hold this chair until he was forced to retire due to ill health in 1892. Christoffel supervised six doctoral students while at Strasbourg.
Elwin Bruno Christoffel was a German mathematician and physicist. He introduced fundamental concepts of differential geometry, opening the way for the development of tensor calculus, which would later provide the mathematical basis for general relativity.
